lionizations

noun

plural of lionization
as in hero worships

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  1. respects
  2. regards
  3. honors
  4. infatuations
  5. idolatries
  6. uses
  7. homages
  8. tastes
Noun
  • The public is encouraged to pay their respects along East Hampden Avenue between Santa Fe Avenue and South Downing Street.
    — Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Customers can also pay their respects to veterans who are close to them or ones who’ve died.
    — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of respects
Noun
  • MacBooks are simply better laptops in most regards, with minor losses in display quality and AI functionality.
    — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Yet, in many regards, the Grammys remain a game of the usual suspects, as a certain level of visibility and proximity to mainstream America is seemingly required to claim a nomination, let alone a victory.
    — Preezy Brown, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of regards
Noun
  • His open-face Tokyo-style egg salad bagel tied with his seasonal fruit bagel for Most Creative at April’s BagelFest West, where Rise also took Best Bagel of the West honors.
    — Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Our veterans earned their honors through sacrifice and service.
    — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of honors
Noun
  • Under Walsh’s witty direction, all four deliver pitch-perfect comedic performances in this frothy farce, which is full of mistaken identities, exaggerated infatuations and fussy social norms.
    — Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
  • With complicated infatuations, these are leading characters of the Dallas Opera’s 2026-27 season.
    — Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 24 Feb. 2026
Definition of infatuations
Noun
  • As a cipher, the Discobolus can either represent Pollak’s humanistic ethos of a cosmopolitan society or the idolatries of Hitler’s blood-and-soil fascism.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
Definition of idolatries
Noun
  • Crofton Cast-Iron Dutch Oven There are a million uses for a Dutch oven over the holiday season, from making stunning desserts to baking homemade bread to preparing Grandma’s go-to stew recipe.
    — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The neighborhood’s nineteenth-century commercial lofts were losing the manufacturing uses for which they had been built; artists were moving into them illegally as studios and homes.
    — Julian Rose, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of uses
Noun
  • That means arbitrary Drake covers and Max B homages, smooth ballads on smashing cougars and dirty macking.
    — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2026
  • With exceptional performances from the entire cast and homages to musical legends like Whitney Houston and Janet Jackson, Bioh and White present a reflection of the Black female experience in all of its dazzling idiosyncrasies, triumphs and pains.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of homages
Noun
  • Kwon says this approach encourages diversity, with producers of different ages and backgrounds bringing different tastes into the mix.
    — Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2026
  • His mother wore the latest fashion into her 80s, while his 22-year-old daughter has traditional tastes.
    — Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of tastes
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“Lionizations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lionizations. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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